Cattle-stanchion.



' No. 821,153. PATENTED MAY 22, '1906.

' R. BREE-M.

CATTLE STANOHION. APPLIUATI ON FILED JAN. 8, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January s, 1906. Serial in. 295127.

Patented May 22, 1906.

To all, whom it may concern: I

Be. it known that I, RIGHARIDBREHM, a cltizen of the United States, residing at Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cattle- Stanchions and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled IO in the art to which it appertains to make and scr and. and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a stanciuon constructed in ac cordance with. the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, showing in 0 full lines the position of the parts when in closed or operative position and in dotted lines the inoperative position of the same; and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through. the upper end of the stanchion, taken on the 5 line 3 3 of Fig. i.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the main side bar of the stanchion, said bar being curved laterally at its upper and lower ends, as shown. To the lower curved end of the bar 1 is pivotally con.-

nected the lower curved end of a movable bar '2 Y Pivotally connected to the upper curved enl oi the main bar 1 is a guid eloop 3, which is adapted to engage the upper end of the 4 5 movable bar 2, as shown. The upper end of the movable bar is provided on opposite sides with iaterally-projecting guide-studs 4, one

of which arranged above and the other be low said guide-Mop 3, thus slidably connect- 5o ing the upper end of said movable bar with said loop.

in the outer end of the upper curved 01- tion of the main bar 1 is arranged a catc 5 said catch being preferably pivoted in the upper end of the bar 1 upon the pivot-bolt of the g: le-loop 2. Connected to the upper side of the catch 5 and projecting upwardly through a-slot in the top of the curved upper.

end of the main bar is a finger-piece 6.' Around this finger-piece 6 and betweem the head of the same and the top of the bar 1. is arranged a coil-spring 7, the tension of which is exerted to hold the catch 5 in an operative osition to engage an .aperture or recess 8,. iorming a keeper in the adjacent side of the upper end of the movable bar 2, whereby when said bar is swung into engagement with said catch the same will automatically en gage said keeper-aperture, thereby locking said movable bar in closed position.

To the upper end of the main bar 1 is loosely connected a link 9, which is adapted to be engaged with an eyebolt 10 to attach the same to a suitable support. At the lower end of the stanchion is pivotally connecteda clevis 12, to which is connected a link 13, said link being secured to an elongated staple 14 or other suitable fastening, whereby a sliding or loose connection is provided for the lower end of the stanchion.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompany mg drawings,

the construction and operation oi the invention will be readilyunderstood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

7 Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the prin ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim. new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is--- lfA cattle-stanchion comprising a main upright side bar having laterally-curved upper and lower ends, a movable side 'bar hingedly connected at its lower end to the laterally-curved lower endoi said main bar, a pivotedv guide to receive the upper end of said hinged bar, and a spring-projected catch to engage the upper end oi the latter, thereby locking the same in ciosed position, substan tially as described. I

2. A cattle-stanchion comprising a main upright side bar having iaterally-curved upper and lower ends, a movable side bar having a keeper at its upper end and a laterallycurved lower end liingedly connected to the curved lower end of said main side bar, a

bailshaped guide-loop pivotally'connected to the upper curved end of said main side l i l hingedly connected to the curved lower endof said main side bar, a bail-shaped"guide loo pivotally connected to the upper curved en of said main sidebar, a spring-actuated 15 catch arranged in said upper curved end of the main bar to engage the aperture forming a keeper in the upper end of said hinged bar,- guidelugs arranged on the upper end of said hingedbar above and below said guide-loop,

and means arranged at the upper and lower 20 ends of said stanchion to loosely connect the same with suitable supports, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit 2'5 nesses.-

' RICHARD. BREHM. Witnesses:

A. GILBERTSON, F. C. WErsKoPr. 

